Stoudt's Fat Dog (Imperial Oatmeal Stout) | Stoudts Brewing Co.

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This bottle was provided thanks to Zorro. It's a damn good stout. The aftertaste is almost better than the taste itself, oddly enough.

The beer pours to a very dark black. Impervious to light. Nice chocolatey head, though the retention is fairly poor. Washy lacing, but some nice legs.

The smell is good. As soon as I popped open the bottle I could smell chocolate and oats. Very vinous and malty sweet with a gentle roast. Some coffee aromas as well. Almost smells like a bowl of oatmeal with some malted chocolate milk poured over it. Yummy... it's breakfast time (even though it is almost midnight at the time of writing this).

The taste is great. Every bit as wonderful as the smell, and then some. Some lactose sweetness up front, along with a great oatmeal flavor and a mild roast. Very chocolatey delicious. Fairly vinous as well, with a hint of dark currant. A hint of soy sauce, though not enough to make me think any less of this delicious stout. Very smooth and well rounded. As I said earlier, the finish brings everything together so perfectly that it is almost better to give it a few savory minutes in between drinks. Lingering coffee flavor, though the oats dominate.

The body is full and velvety smooth. The alcohol is well hidden under the complexity of flavor. I love it. Worth seeking out. My dog enjoys it as well, though on the contrary she is quite skinny.

This is a definite instant favorite of mine. The second the auroma hit my nose I knew it was going to be a good brew. I was actually amazed to find out how strong this beer was because it is very drinkable to me (but I also love stouts).

Good beer with a dark color. Has a nice brown head to it and has aromas of chocolate and coffee bean. Love the first swig with the flavors really coming out on your tongue. Also has a very long finish. This is the best beer I have had so far. I hope to have many more of these.

Bouquet is crisp and sweet. Caramel as in kettle corn sets the stage as hazelnut and marshmallow sing softly in the dark. The aromas are sufficient to jolt salivary glands to action. The olfactory onslaught builds to crescendo as deep roasted flavors and toasted grains dance fervently beneath a blazing spotlight.

Once in the mouth the liquid develops into a gentle creaminess with flavors redolent of dark wood moving on to burnt dark roast without even a hint of astringency.

A charming brew to say the least. Highly complex and truly approachable. Completely quaffable. Absolutely enjoyable. An eminent member of the Oatmeal Stout community.

Beautiful dark beer that lets no light through, but the head is thin and short lived. Smell isn't too distinctive- a little smokiness, hops. Taste and mouthfeel are phenomenal- thick oily texture, smoky roasted malt, just enough hops but not overly bitter. Very well balanced. The high alcohol content is well hidden. I would gladly drink this all night every night.

Undated 12oz with a big lazy looking hound on the label, poured into a pint glass.

As black as it gets with a small cocoa colored head that shows decent retention with minimal lace.

The nose is very roasty with coffee and chocolate followed by an ample hop bitterness. Just a wisp of smoke and molasses. Has a nutty character as it warms.

The choco/roasty notes are upfront in the taste. They are followed by walnuts and almonds and a nice flavor of bitter, almost piney hops. I really like the combination of flavors, especially the fresh tasting hops. This is very true to my interpretation of the style: much more than a Porter, but not as much as an Impy Stout. Gotta love it when a brewer hits the mark on a niche style, rather than present a watered down Imp or an overwhelming Porter.

The mouth is full. Nowhere near chewy or oily. It has ample carbonation that doesn't get in the way of, but rather accentuates the nuances of this beer. The drinkability is a no brainer. I wish I had bought this as a sixer instead of a single.

My second Stoudts, and I'm getting the idea that these guys have their shit together. Damn glad these beers are making it to MI.

Picked up a 12oz earlier today. Popped the cap, and the beer pours a dense opaque black. A modest topping of khaki head, thinning down to a tight film. Negligible lace. Smells like the Cadbury's fruit and nut chocolate bar. Sweet and very chocolatey, with a creamy smooth oatmeal vanilla presence. Coffee beans intensify with warmth, taking on a whipped mocha feel, with a shot of cherry syrup. Just a touch of booze. Very inviting. The flavor opens with chocolatey, creamy roastiness. Very delicious. Smooth and silky. Dense fruit syrup and whipped cream, it's like drinking a dessert. Full bodied and full flavored. The complexity feels smoothed out somewhat by the incredibly soft mouthfeel, but it is there. Definitely on the sweet side, but this is luscious and decadent, the way a great dessert should be. A hint of charred roastiness tones things down in the finish, a spot of clovey, smoky phenols as well. The barest touch of alcoholic, fruity sweetness as well. I''m enjoying every sip. Get your hands around a glass of this one.

This beer was tasted in a snifter from a bottle revieved via trade with timtheenchanta. Thanks!

This beer poured jet black with a nice sized tan head that leaves a nice film and laces decently. The smells is a combination of sweetness from the oatmeal and some chocolate malts. There is also some faint roasted malt flavors. The taste is very similar to the smell with the sweetness from the oatmeal and the chocolate malts. There is just enough bitterness to balance out the sweetness. The mouthfeel is also fantastic. This is incredibly smooth due to the oatmeal and pleasantly thick. Just enough carbonation ot balance it all out. Overall highly drinkable. Just a fantastic beer.

Poured from a 12 OZ bottle into a pint glass at "The Pub" in Gettysburg, PA. This beer is a pitch black offering with a nice tan head. The aromas is full of roasted grains and cocoa. the taste is a lot like the aroma with some cocoa, coffee and malt blended well for a flavorful event. My favorite Imperial Oatmeal Stout to date.

Drinks very easy, especially when you consider the ABV. Alcohol is artfully masked all the way through. I do believe the bottle conditioning brings out the best in this beauty. One tasty Double Stout! Thank you again Zrrbrt!

Appearance: This beer pours completely opaque looking almost black with mahogany hues. I let this beer reach almost room temp before I poured it into my pint glass. When I popped the cap it started sudsing over I quickly moved to pours and got a huge 3+ finger thick creamy brown head with *great* retention.

Smell: The smell is very rich and enticing causing much salivating. It is a toasted malt, sweet caramel and toffees aroma; with a bit of berry fruits and dark chocolate along with a hint of earthiness and a hint of bitterness.

Taste: Evident oats and grain make way through the thick malty layers of coco, burnt woodiness & molasses. The taste starts off so smooth and immediately reveals the oats, followed by a hint of chocolate and toffee with nuts. Through the middle, it gradually tips from sweet to coffee woody bitter (charcoal-like) with a slight lip-smacking pucker in the mildly astringent finish.

Mouthfeel: Full and thick and smooth as can be! Impressive big creamy body feels fluffy and then leaves your mouth tingling.

Drinkability: Who would have thought a double stout could be so easy to put back. It is exceptionally easy to drink for an imperial stout. The smooth balanced approachable feel and taste make this a friendly beer, I highly recommend.

Bottling date 3/4/08
Pours a Black hue...formed a 1/2 inch head that dosnt stick around long..no worries tho....cause the malty, chocolate,coffee goodness will make up for it....a real nice balance, although the chocolate malt stands out the most (not a bad thing).Coffee in the nose..and ah yes,the oatmeal!!! What a nice creamy note on the pallet...This is a full bodied beer. Hard to believe this is 9% Totally drinkable. Thank you Stoudts.

Presentation: Standard 12 ounce bottle. Brass colored crown cap has Stoudts Craft Beer black text on it. Main label looks like just the one in the BA Database, a big black fat dog set atop the Brewery. Listed as Bottle Conditioned Imperial Oatmeal Stout. No strength but a Bottled on 1/25/06 ink stenciled onto the neck.

Appearance: Jet back body allows no light to pass through. Light tan head fizzes and fills a tidy ½ cap but soon relaxes to a broken covering in double-quick time. Minimal lacing but a super fine conditioning. Once the beer slips down the glass it starts to reveal a dark ruby mahogany torso, but top-ups return the appearance to a thick black body.

Nose: Deep aromas, a mélange of dark treats, caramel, bonfire toffee, parkin, Dundee cake, dark chocolate with a dollop of cocoa powder to add depth. Rewarding and enticing. Deeply inhaled the nose adds so much to the overall experience and enjoyment.

Taste: Dark chocolate start, powdered cocoa leaves a textured finish on the tongue and cheeks which lasts. The middle explodes with liquorice caramel toffee, thick and luscious, roasted malts and a burnt charcoal swathe. Aniseed and yet more liquorice in the finish. Long lasting on the swallow, lots of remnants minutes after the last mouthful. The 9% is incredibly well hidden.

Mouthfeel: It is hard to fault the Mouthfeel here; super fine carbonation is talcum powder soft. The poise and balance between the strong tastes and the texture is stunningly good. And as for the 9% alcohol .did I miss it? Maybe! If so it is dangerously absent.

Drinkability: The 12 ounce bottle can last a long time if you savor the finish. Problem is that I quickly miss the rich toffee texture on the tongue. Very drinkable indeed. At 9 clicks this one is extremely dangerous. The perfect quaffing 9% Imperial Oatmeal Stout.

Overall: Wow, cost $2.19 but it was worth every penny. Super stuff and very tasty. A Six-Pack of this could well be the entrance to a forgetful night and a hazy next day.

Oddly, I don't see the bottle stamp that I tend to love so much from these guys. Maybe because this is a 9% bottle-conditioned beer? Well, it was bought at the brewery, so I'll assume it is pretty young.

Pretty dark body, nearly black but with auburn highlights. A small khaki head lasts for a bit and then goes down to a ring and some lace. Smells like bitter chocolate, figs, some plum, some alcohol warmth, and brownies. Acidity and alcohol start it off with pizzazz, quickly turning towards a dessert-like chocolatiness. A bit of smoky burntness in the background. Perfect amount of alcohol flavor and warmth really complements the malt flavors going on. I am reminded of a warm brownie. A little oily, lighter than expected, rather low carbonation. Smooth enough. Maybe too smooth, actually. This one goes down dangerously quick, and is an all-around great beer. Thanks, Stoudts!

I'd never heard of this beer but just decided to try it because I'm really into stouts right now. There are definite coffee and chocolate hints but it's not too sweet. A little thinner than some stouts but oddly, this doesn't bother me at all--just makes it more drinkable--in this case. Also, there's a little carbonation. Normally, I don't like carbonation much at all but again, this really works in this beer. Great overall. Looking forward to trying others from this brewery.

appearance: The pour gives a 0.5" mocha colored head that soon recedes to a nice ring around the glass. The beer is nearly black in color.

smell: Aromas of cocoa mixed with grainy oatmeal and a touch of cream. Considerable roasted barley and a little of nuttiness. Spicy, evergreen hop aroma.

mouthfeel: The carbonation is low and smooth, and the body full with a creamy, gradually drying finish.

taste: Rich milk and dark chocolates with a roasted malt backbone and slight ethanol fumes in the back of the throat after the swallow. Creamy, slight flavors of oat. Considerable American hop flavor slightly tempered with age. A growing bitterness lingers into the finish with some dark roast flavors.

drinkability: ABV eceptionally hidden, and a great Double Stout

one of two bottles received from goodbyeohio in "These go to eleven...a BiF." Bottled on 11/16/05

Appearance-pitch black, thick as hell with a bursting head that sits and just stays there.

Smell-chocolate flavor rises, malt appears as well, alcohol is hidden

Taste/Mouthfeel - again very chocolaty, hops are behind everythig but I did find them eventually. Sweetness is balanced beautifully by the malt, incredible smoothness on the way down, finishes strong with a sweet alcoholic kick.

Drinkability-Alcohol was incredibly well hidden.

Overall-One of the best stouts I've had, lots of malty chocolate flavor, great balance so the alcohol isn't overpowering, and frankly it has a fantastic taste with just the right about of sweetness. A great great beer.

A-pours black with a slight slight hint of brown with a perfect 3/4 inch light tan head that stick around thrughout the glass
S-dominant chocolate with a coffee and dark fruit giving a good fight just a hint of hops that give a nice balance and emphasis to the flavors above
T-burnt chocolate and coffee (the latter giving a strong finish to the beer the oats give a great flavor and smoothness to the beer their is just enough hops hidden in the background to perfectly compliment the malt flavor very good representation of the style
M-rather light in body with a fairly good amount of carbonation both of which only gives a hint of the heavyness of this beer, the oats give an unreal smoothness to the mouth of the beer
D-this beer is highly drinkable and not only hides its abv well but also hides its heavy body extremly well i would actually call it a session beer but one that should be respected

Imperial Oatmeal Stout??? I like Imperial stouts and oatmeal stouts. This one sounds good.

A - Pours out an opaque black with a very large, tight tan head. I poured hard so the head is HUGE, it seems to have staying power too. Clings to the glass quite a bit as well.

S - Lots of roasted coffee flavor up front as well as some chocolate. I can smell a bit of a liquor type smell as well (just a hint) due to the alcohol I presume. It melds well with the other smells to give a very nice aroma.

T - A whole ot of dark chocolate flavor hits you on the initial sip. The roasted taste lingers for a while. The sweetness of this beer is balanced by a great little hint of alcohol with loads of warming. This is the flavor you want in a beer on a freezing cold winter night (like this one is).

M - A great full bodied thick feel on the tongue, I guess from the oats. This beer really does have the great flavor and aroma of an excellent imperial or double stout along with the texture of a Sam Smith's oatmeal stout. Absolutely wonderful.

D - Very complex and enjoyable. Sip after sip of this brew and the flavor keeps getting better. The lingering aftertaste really makes you want more.

Jet black, little head, decent lace. Smells deep & dark. Bitter chocolate and slightly fruit nose. And then the taste. It's honestly hard to describe why I love this beer so much. It doesn't blow me away in the way I'd expect from a stout (Brooklyn's is my favorite example of the style). Rather, it's inviting and non-threatening. The bitterness factor is very low. The dark, bitter chocolate I expected from the nose has transformed into sweet, milk chocolate. Hints of anise, coconut (!), and a tiny bit of hops make this a pleasing brew to sip. I wasn't expecting much, but man was I blown away from this beer. I'll be sure to check out more of Stoudt's offerings next time I'm at my local beer shop.

This brew pours a solid black with a three finger mocha head and strong lacing all the way through. Some of head also remains on the top of the brew until the end. There are faint red highlights when this brew is held up to the light.

The taste follows the nose with burnt coffee and chocolate dominating at the beginning, then moving to sweet malts and oats with a little nutty flavor. There are just enough hops on the back end in order to prevent this brew from being too sweet. A slight amount of hop oil remains on the tongue after swallowing.

The mouthfeel is smooth and silky. Everything goes down easily.

Overall this is a well balanced stout; it reminds me of Founders Breakfast Stout although it does not have all of the subtleties of that brew it is a close second. Will drink again especially if I cannot get Founders.